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Golden State's Steph Curry Wins NBA MVP

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry was named this year’s NBA MVP by getting 100 first place votes out of 130 possible. Houston Rockets guard James Harden came in a close second, receiving 25 of the first place votes. A sixth year pro out of Davidson, Curry averaged 23.8 points, 7.7 assists and 2.04...

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Pelicans Late Collapse Gives Warriors 3-0 Series Lead

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

With six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and the New Orleans Pelicans holding a 17-point lead over the Golden State Warriors, it looked as if the Pelicans would grab their first win in the series against the no. 1 seed Warriors. They didn’t. The Pelicans outplayed the Warriors for the first 42 minutes of...

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NBA Playoffs Odds: Toronto Raptors Open Postseason as Favourites

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The critics may not like Toronto’s defence, but oddsmakers have the Raptors as favourites in their first-round series against the Washington Wizards. The Toronto Raptors haven’t made it out of the first round of the NBA playoffs since way back in 2001, but if oddsmakers have it right, the Raps look poised to win their...

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Raptors GM Masai Ujiri Already Eying Canadian Andrew Wiggins

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 10, 2015

With tampering fines looming above the conversation, you won’t get Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri come out and say he wants Vaughn, Ontario native Andrew Wiggins playing home games at the Air Canada Centre. However, he’ll do everything but mention the Minnesota Timberwolves’ young superstar by name when asked about bringing Canadian talent to...

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Denver Nuggets Fire Coach Brian Shaw

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

After a 6th consecutive loss earlier this week, the struggling Denver Nuggets have decided to fire head coach Brian Shaw. The move comes as no surprise since the Nuggets have posted a dismal 20-39 record so far this season. Shaw, who is a former LA Lakers guard, posted a 56-85 record in parts of two...

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Steve Nash Says Future of Canadian Basketball is Now

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 24, 2015

It doesn’t seem so long ago that Steve Nash was just about all Canadian basketball fans had to hang their hat on. But now, as Nash’s playing days appear to be over, a new breed of Canadian talent has sprung up to carry the torch. This season was supposed to be Nash’s swansong, capping off...

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Stoudamire Released by Knicks, Will Sign with Mavs

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

After five years with the New York Knicks, Amar’e Stoudamire has decided to move on. Once Stoudamire clears the NBA waivers period at 5p.m. Eastern today, he will be eligible to negotiate a new contract with any team interested in signing him. That team is reportedly the Dallas Mavericks. The Knicks waived the veteran forward...

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NBA All-Star Odds Peg Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Lowry as Favorites

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 13, 2015

Canada will be well-represented at this weekend’s NBA All-Star festivities and if you think Kyle Lowry and Andrew Wiggins are just along for the ride, you have another thing coming. Wiggins, who hails from Vaughn, Ontario (just outside Ontario) will play in Friday’s Rising Stars Challenge, and is set as a +175 favorite to win...

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NBA Playoffs May Soon Change Format

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Adam Silver has only been on the job as the NBA commissioner for one and a half seasons but he’s already seeking to make some big changes to benefit the league. According to Yahoo, Silver has recently brought up his desire to change the current playoff format. “Ultimately, we want to see your best teams...

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How the Raptors Kicked the Leafs Aside and Won Toronto

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 21, 2014

Wake up, Toronto. Forget the Toronto Maple Leafs and take your support to the Toronto Raptors. Of course, many Torontonians made that move long ago. They got fed up of Leaf-mania in the media and have been backing the Raptors for years. However, after the last week or so, you can bet on another flood...

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First Openly Gay Pro Athlete Jason Collins Retires

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Jason Collins, the first openly gay athlete to play in one of North America’s four major professional sports leagues, has retired from the NBA after 13 seasons. The announcement of Collins retirement came in a column for Sports Illustrated on Wednesday. It was only 18 months ago when he wrote a similar first-person column for...

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Underdog Raptors Shorthanded in Back-to-Back vs. Boston

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Toronto Raptors caught a break with Oklahoma Thunder star Kevin Durant out of the lineup in Tuesday’s blowout victory. Now they’re the team with roster injuries Wednesday night when they visit the Boston Celtics. Starting centre Jonas Valanciunas was downgraded to doubtful today after suffering a right hand injury and taking a shot to...

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With We The North Support, Toronto Raptors a Good Bet

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Toronto Raptors open the 2014-2015 with the momentum of last season’s playoff experience, and an entire nation, behind them. But the man who’s most important to their success this season is coach Dwane Casey. Sports Interaction NBA Props Sports Interaction NBA Game Betting Sports Interaction NBA Futures After last year, when the Raptors won...

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Hall of Fame Waits for Canadian Icon Steve Nash

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 24, 2014

Like so many athletes, Steve Nash’s true value to the sporting community in Canada won’t be realized until long after he retires. Thursday he took another step closer to calling it quits when he announced he would miss the entire 2014-15 season with a nagging back injury that he aggravated last week while lifting luggage....

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LeBron James Wants Shorter Season, Not Shorter Games

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The NBA has announced that it will experiment with shorter games during the preseason, starting with the October 19th match up between the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets. The test games will feature 11 minute quarters instead of 12 minute quarters for a total run time of 44 minutes. While the idea of shortening...

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NBA to Test Shorter Game Times

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

An NBA preseason game on the 19th between the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets will only run 44 minutes, as the NBA test out a shorter game time. A typical NBA game lasts 48 minutes which is broken down into four 12 minute quarters. The league announced Monday that teams will play four 11...

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Andrew Wiggins’ Rookie of the Year odds Improve with Timberwolves Trade

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Now that we’ve finally reached the end of this Andrew Wiggins trade fiasco, maybe all’s well that ends well. Earlier this summer I wrote about how the Cleveland Cavaliers would be smart to forget about trading for Kevin Love and hold onto Wiggins, building a strong young nucleus instead of riding LeBron James’ coattails in...

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Canadian Steve Nash Says NBA Retirement is Near

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: July 29, 2014

Steve Nash has nothing left to prove in the National Basketball Association and admits that retirement is nearing. Nash, a veteran of 19 years in the NBA, told reporters earlier this week that he’ll likely retire after playing one more season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Sports Interaction’s NBA futures odds “I think this is...

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Forget Kevin Love, Cavaliers Should Sign and Keep Andrew Wiggins

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: July 22, 2014

Forgive the Cleveland Cavaliers for getting a little ahead of themselves – after all they just lured the best basketball player in the world back to Ohio. So you can understand why they might want to go all in and strike while the iron’s hot in the hunt for an NBA championship. That’s why it...

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NBA Draft Odds: Andrew Wiggins favorite No. 1 pick for Cavaliers

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Once again, the 2014 National Basketball Association Entry Draft has become all about Canadian phenom Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins was heralded as the sure-fire No. 1 overall pick at this year’s NBA Draft when he announced he’d play his NBA warmup year with the Kansas Jayhawks. He did nothing to detract from that lofty status with Kansas,...